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Drug-abuse snuffs life slowly and surely
Tribune team gets at the heart of the matter
Nayagaon (Kharar), May 19
Twenty-two-year old Sameer, who resides on the Panjab University campus, is a man without hope. When, as a bubbly teenager he sought solace in the world of drugs, he cared little about his future. Today, drugs have acquired a vice-like grip on his life.

“Injecting death”: A drug-addict forces the fatal liquid into his vein, oblivious of the already bleeding arm. Used bottles of Phensedyl and Correx in the backdrop, in Botanical Gardens, Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Saturday, tell us how addicts are throwing their breath to the winds. — Photo Karam Singh

Science teachers on CET duty despite PU orders
Chandigarh, May 19
Despite orders of the Panjab University to discourage deployment of science teachers as invigilators for the Combined Entrance Test (CET)-2000, many of the 34 centres of the city had science teachers of colleges on duty.

‘Slow processor’ Zee loses IT education contract
Chandigarh, May 19
The UT administration has cancelled its offer to Zee Interactive Learning Systems (ZILS) for running computer courses in schools here. The courses were to be introduced for students of class VI to XII in 67 government schools.

13-yr-old abducted, raped
Chandimandir, May 19
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by a youth of Bir Ghaggar village near here on Friday morning.

FIR records cruelty to schoolchild
Chandigarh, May 19
The Principal of Sarva Bharati Model Middle School, Mani Majra, who beat up one of her students severely, was booked by the police for illegal confinement and causing minor injuries late in the evening yesterday.

Round-the-clock blood availability stressed
Chandigarh, May 19
Pradeep Virk did not die of shortage of blood but critical head injuries sustained following a road accident. But Mr Daljit Singh Gujral, the INSCOL managing director, where Pradeep was treated after she was referred there from GMCH, Sector 32, to the PGI said relatives of the patients in private hospitals often had to run from pillar to post to get a couple of units of blood, especially at odd hours.

COMMUNITY

Water consumers in no-win situation
MC panel’s proposals on meters
Chandigarh, May 19
It is a no-win situation for the consumers. They will still have to pay for replacing the water meters, now to be installed by the civic body. If the recommendations of the Finance and Contract Committee are accepted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the consumers will continue to be burdened.

Now no water for cattle also
35 of 39 ponds dried up
Panchkula, May 19
While water problem seems to be omnipresent in the entire district, the paucity of water is taking a toll on the cattle as well. As many as 35 of the 39 water sources meant for cattle in Pinjore have been declared dry.

2 BJP councillors’ houses gheraoed
Chandigarh, May 19
Activists of the Chandigarh Vikas Manch today “gheraoed” the houses of two BJP councillors for their role in stalling the proceedings of the House of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC).

Protest forces HUDA to cancel draw
Panchkula, May 19
Following objections raised by the applicants the HUDA authorities have cancelled the draw of lots for plots and decided to re-conduct it on May 28, here today.

Mini bus donated to institute for blind Chandigarh, May 19 In a function held at the Institute For the Blind, Sector 26, the local MP Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, handed over the keys of a mini bus to the Adviser to the Administrator , Ms Neeru Nanda, here today. TOUCHED: Students of the Institute for the Blind, Sector 26, Chandigarh, feel the gift that they have just received. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

Plea to fill vacant posts
Chandigarh, May 19
A former MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, has urged the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi, to fill the 300 vacant posts of teacher in government schools in the city.

FENG SHUI TIPS
Structures to watch out for
Sometimes, architects and interior designers, in order to create something new and different, unknowingly make structures that are a curse in disguise. Everybody, who plans to build a house, wants to make it attractive. The desire of making his abode look beautiful, results, many a times in structures that affect the life of the occupants. 

FILM REVIEW
A family entertainer
‘Ek Rishta’ (Neelam) is a story of relationships undergoing a change with the changing times. Akshay Kumar supports Amitabh Bachchan in a quality performance for the family entertainer. Suneel Darshan has, in a commendable way, trimmed the role of the super-actor.

CRIME

Fake bus tickets found
Chandigarh, May 19
The General Manager of the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) lodged a complaint with the local police that he had noticed a pack of fake CTU bus tickets. According to the police sources, a person named Mr Vinod Kumar found this pack near a petrol station in Sector 22 here on Tuesday and brought it to the CTU office. The CTU officials found the ticket to be fake.

Boy succumbs to injuries
Chandigarh, May 19
An eight-year-old boy who was hit by a scooter on Thursday afternoon died in the PGI late in the evening yesterday. The boy had reportedly received severe head injuries.

Murder accused surrenders
Panchkula, May 19
Sant Lal, the alleged paramour of Preeti, a 25-year-old woman who was reportedly strangulated to death by her husband, Santosh Yadav, in Rajiv Colony on May 13, surrendered before the police, here today.

Five hurt in clash
Lalru, May 19
As many as five persons including two girls, were injured in a clash between two families of Sangautha village near here today.

EDUCATION

2 more PU courses through correspondence
Chandigarh, May 19
There is good news for those who want to do a masters in sociology or commerce through correspondence. The Department of Correspondence Studies (DCS), Panjab University, will be introducing masters in sociology and masters in commerce course from the next academic session, due to begin in July this year.

KVS in-service course
Chandigarh, May 19
Clarifying the concept and idea behind minimum level of learning Dr J.N.Joshi, a former Panjab University teacher and a NCERT consultant, gave technical details while addressing an in-service course on ‘development of competency-based teaching’ here today.

Few takers for PU computer course
Chandigarh, May 19
There are only 95 applicants for 120 seats in Post-graduate Diploma in Computer Science and Applications in affiliated colleges of Panjab University.

Fancy dress competition Chandigarh, May 19 An inter-house-fancy dress competition was organised by Mount Carmel School, Sector 47 B, at LECMA , 3BRD Air Force Station, here today.  Students of Mount Carmel School before the beginning of a fancy-dress contest in Lecma Auditorium, 3BRD, Chandigarh, on Saturday. —  Photo Manoj Mahajan

Science wizard award for Saurabh
Chandigarh, May 19
“Today the world is rapidly moving towards the age of competition. Adequate facilities are not available to the students residing in rural as well as remote areas. The council for the promotion of young talent is striving hard to achieve this goal”, the local MP, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, said here today.

Re-examination ordered
Chandigarh, May 19
Panjab University has ordered a re-examination in the paper - B (geography) of BA II. The examination held earlier this year has been cancelled, an official press note said here today.

COURTS

MADHAN TRIAL
Major Madhan refutes charges
Chandigarh, May, 19
With the prosecution closing its case after examining witnesses sought by it, the General Court Martial trying Maj V K Madhan for alleged dereliction of duty during the Kargil conflict today put questions to the accused.

Prosthetic centre’s plea dismissed
Chandigarh, May 19
A revision petition filed by Nevedac Prosthetic Centre and three others challenging the orders passed by a Civil Judge rejecting their application was dismissed by Ms Justice Bakhshish Kaur of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In their application the centres had sought the dismissal of a suit filed by Lt Col K.J. Vohra “for want of jurisdiction”.

CULTURE

Awards don’t cover film costs: producer Chandigarh, May 19 After three years, producer Devinder Walia of “Mein Ma Punjab Di”fame is back with “Ishq Nachavye Gali Gali,” a Punjabi feature film, the premiere show of which will be held at a local theatre tomorrow. A scene from the film “Ishq Nachavye Gali Gali”

Camps of utter confusion
Chandigarh, May 19
Confusion prevailed among patients in the Sector 22 Government Polyclinic today as two camps — one by the health authorities and the other by a daily newspaper’s club and a pharmaceutical company — were held simultaneously on the premises here.

SPORTS

Titles for Dev Samaj girls, DAV-8 boys Chandigarh, May 19 IS Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, justified its supremacy in basketball when it outclassed Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, to bag the girls title. The team of IS Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, after winning the UT Junior Basketball Tournament in Chandigarh on Saturday.  — A Tribune photograph

ADMINISTRATION

‘Remove encroachments or face action’
Kharar, May 19
The Punjab Government has decided to take action against sarpanches and officials concerned of the Rural Development and Panchayat Department, including the Block Development Officers and Panchayat Officers, if it is found that common land, cremation grounds, grazing lands and ponds in villages have been encroached upon and they haven’t done anything about it.

Sec 144 imposed in northern sectors
Chandigarh, May 19
The Chandigarh Administration has banned the assembly of five or more persons in the sectors north of Madhya Marg from Sunday midnight by invoking Section 144 of the Cr PC. The ban will remain in force till July 19.

1,500 persons appear before board
Chandigarh, May 19
More than 1,500 persons, who had applied for 114 vacancies of constables to be filled under the sports quota, appeared before the Recruitment Board for the measurement on May 14, 15 and 16.